The Amanda Knox case

However as a combination of Italian anger over the actions of the United States concerning the accidental shooting of an Italian spy in Iraq, the offence of the Italian Airspace in the Achille Lauro hijacking and the on-going investigation into an alleged abduction of a suspected terrorist from Italian soil might have provoked the Italian prosecution to charge her with murder based on a very loose theory.

The only one who believe that she is guilty is the prosecution who are trying to built a career on the case against her. However most also believe that there are no chance of her going free as the entire credibility of the Italian justice system is on stake. They have invested too much so there are no other outcome than declaring her guilty.

Some seem to criticize that she implicated a bar owner in the start of the investigation, but as "accidents" can occur even in Italian jail she was forced to retract her testimony against this person. If people google his relatives they will understand how important this man is for Italian export to Africa.

Her case is very important. It shows the importance to pull a student when a crime occur in the nearest surroundings very fast. The legal rights are better defended if the prosecution is limited by an extradition agreement.

Update: December 4 she was sentenced to 26 years and the jurors wore sashes in the national color symbolizing their intend to target her country which had insulted Italy in the Iman Rapito affair.

October 2011 she was cleared of the murder charge. However she had spent 4 years in prison and any exchange student should consider if the risk of being targeted for such unjust prosecution would be worthy the risk of traveling abroad.